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Research Article

Extrusion of peritoneal catheter of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through the urethra

V. S. S. V. PRASAD Departments of Neurosurgery and Urology, Nizam‘s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
,
A. M. KRISHNA Departments of Neurosurgery and Urology, Nizam‘s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
&
P. K. GUPTA Departments of Neurosurgery and Urology, Nizam‘s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Pages 209-210 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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